Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
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Taht is tolatty aanzimg! I colud raed the wolhe tihng!
Ahh, the wonders of the human mind. This is so fascinating. I guess next time an English teacher hassles me about spelling I will tell them that it doesn't even matter. I have been looking for this for a while, so thanks for sharing.
Mary -
Hate to break it to you, but that study was done long ago, and the interesting outcome of it was not that most people could read everything, but that the majority did not even notice at first that the letters were scrambled!!! Makes you wonder how many things we read incorrectly without realizing it. The brain is a tricky monster. It tries to decieve us at every turn. :)
It's not even trying to deceive us, it is "trying" (hypostatization) to help us understand the world around us better by filling in the blanks. At least that's how I see it.
Cody -
Call it what you will, but I still call for a rage against the machine: our very bodies!!!!
P.S. The idea that our brain is filling in the blanks is very interesting to me, I've never heard it put quite that way....
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